CVE-2024-6838: lfprojects mlflow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6838 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in lfprojects mlflow. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 20-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 20-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In mlflow/mlflow version v2.13.2, a vulnerability exists that allows the creation or renaming of an experiment with a large number of integers in its name due to the lack of a limit on the experiment name. This can cause the MLflow UI panel to become unresponsive, leading to a potential denial of service. Additionally, there is no character limit in the `artifact_location` parameter while creating the experiment.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
51%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.64% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (huntr.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Lfprojects1 product
- mlflow2.13.2
Mlflow1 product
- mlflow/mlflow≥ unspecified, ≤ latest
PyPI1 product
- mlflow≤ 2.13.2
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links
- github.com/mlflow/mlflowPACKAGE
- pypi.org/project/mlflowPACKAGE